Jurassic World Rebirth logo featuring a dinosaur skeleton silhouette on a circular emblem, set against a red background.

Review of “Jurassic World Rebirth”

This summer’s movie season has a bumper crop of potential big-screen blockbusters for your consideration. By now, you are probably ...
White "F1 THE MOVIE" logo with stylized F1 design on a solid black background.

Review of “F1® THE MOVIE”

NOTE: This review contains some minor spoilers. I am a life-long fan of motorsports in general and F1 auto racing ...
A woman holding a sword stands next to the words "From the world of John Wick Ballerina" in bold pink and white letters on a dark background.

Review of “Ballerina”

A word of WARNING: Do not even think of bringing little kids or even sensitive adults to see “Ballerina.” It ...
Illustration of a sloth next to the text "Survival of the Slowest: Counterintuitive Adaptations" on a yellow background.

Survival of the Slowest—now at The Fleet Science Center

Being slow can be a good thing. In fact, some creatures’ very survival in the wild depends on it. “Survival ...
Tom Cruise hangs from the wing of a yellow biplane in midair for the "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning" movie poster, with IMAX release date details shown.

Review of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning

Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, the second of a two-part story in the Mission: Impossible franchise, is a non-stop ...
A horse-drawn stagecoach with two drivers sits on a wooden bridge surrounded by greenery on a sunny day.

Knott’s Berry Farm—authentic, interactive & affordable SoCal fun

The more I visit, the more I absolutely love Knott’s Berry Farm, and I believe that you will too! From ...
A green audio speaker cube with Kermit the Frog on top, surrounded by six toy figures including Snow White, Ariel, and other cartoon characters.

Tonies — fun, facts, songs, stories & an audio player for kids

Tonie figurines, when combined with the Toniebox speaker, are a fun, easy-to-use, educational, screen-free, high quality audio entertainment system of ...
A colorful mural displays "Welcome to California" and "Auto Club Speedway" with racing graphics, set against a sunset sky with a lifeguard tower silhouette.

NASCAR — please come back to Southern California

NASCAR, over the years you’ve cultivated a large and loyal audience for Cup and Xfinity Series stock car racing in ...
A windshield with a visible crack running across the glass, located near the bottom edge behind a windshield wiper.

CONSUMER ALERT: What you should know about cracked windshield replacements & auto insurance

Recently, I noticed about a two-foot-long crack in my 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime XSE’s windshield. That is when I discovered ...
Logo for the 50th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, featuring blue stylized number 50, with dates April 11-13, 2025, and years 1975-2025.

Celebrating 50 years — auto racing returns this week to the streets of Long Beach (with photos from the 2024 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach)

This week, “50 Years at Full Speed” is celebrated at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. To commemorate the ...